Uncanny X-Men #468Review

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Can Claremont regain his old form?

By Eric Sunde

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Eric's Review: This "Decimation" arc dealing with Rachel Grey comes to a close, and I still have to wonder if there was a better story Claremont could have chosen to tell immediately after such a major event like House of M than this one. Bachalo's art has been better in his return to this title than some of his more recent work, like Age of Apocalypse. After the events of the last issue, vengeance is the order of business here, and the issue is almost exclusively a fight involving Rachel and the Shi'ar Death Commandos. Sure, there are some moments that get over-explained in Claremont fashion, and it wraps up the story well enough, but I just wasn't that into it.